Senate Bill
S. 126
FAIR Act
Primary Sponsor
Brian Schatz
D - HI
Cosponsors
14
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
The FAIR Act provides a 3.3 percent across-the-board pay increase for federal employees in 2026 plus an additional 1 percent increase in locality pay. This applies to employees under statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Vote Prediction
FAIR Act
The FAIR Act provides a 3.3 percent across-the-board pay increase for federal employees in 2026 plus an additional 1 percent increase in locality pay. This applies to employees under statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees.
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The FAIR Act provides a 3.3 percent across-the-board pay increase for federal employees in 2026 plus an additional 1 percent increase in locality pay. This applies to employees under statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees.
- Bill Number
- 126
- Introduced
- 1/16/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Policy Area
- Government Operations and Politics
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- FAIR Act
- Bill Number
- 126
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- 1/16/2025
- Summary
- The FAIR Act provides a 3.3 percent across-the-board pay increase for federal employees in 2026 plus an additional 1 percent increase in locality pay. This applies to employees under statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees.
Data from Congress.gov
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